Historical Events In November - 21

1933  US ambassador to USSR, W.C. Bullitt, begins service on this day in history.  

1933  1st US ambassador to USSR, W.C. Bullitt, begins service on November - 21.  

1933  Frank Brake, English multi-millionaire on this day in history.  

1934  "Uiver" returns from Schiphol in London-Melbourne air race on this day in history.  

1934  Laurence Luckinbill, Ft Smith Ark, actor (Delphi Bureau, Ike) on this day in history.  

1935  On November - 21 first ommercial crossing of Pacific by plane (China Clipper)  

1935  On this day in history the first commercial crossing of Pacific by plane (China Clipper)  

1935  1st commercial crossing of Pacific by plane (China Clipper) on November - 21.  

1935  On November - 21 fairuz, Lebanese singer  

1936  On this day in history james De Preist, Philadelphia Penn, conductor (Mitropolos 1964)  

1937  On this day in history on this day, Howard E. Coffin, who founded the Hudson Motor Company along with Joseph L. Hudson in 1909, died from an accidental gunshot wound at Sea Island Beach in Georgia at the age of 64  

1937  Dmitri Shostakovitch's 5th Symphony premieres in Lenningrad on this day in history.  

1937  On this day in history marlo Thomas, [Mrs Phil Donahue], Detroit Mich (That Girl!, Jenny)  

1938  On this day in history -24] Belgian king Leopold III visits Netherlands  

1938  On November - 21 robert Drivas, [Choromokos], Chicago, actor (Our Private World)  

1938  Leopold Godowsky, pianist/composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

1939  On November - 21 rick Lenz, Springfield Ill, actor (Hec Ramsey, Scandalous John)  

1940  Nazi occupiers forbid building schools in Netherlands on this day in history.  

1940  On this day in history dr John, [Rebennack], New Orleans La, vocalist (I Was in Right Place)  

1940  On this day in history geoffrey Legge, cricketer (WWII 196 Eng v NZ Auckland 1930), dies  

1941  Juanita Spellini first woman executed in California on November - 21.  

1941  On November - 21 david Porter, US songwriter (Soul Man)  

1941  Juanita Spellini, first women executed in Calif on this day in history.  

1942  On this day in history alcan Highway Completed (Road to Alaska)  

1942  On this day in history hitler names fieldmarshal Erich von Manstein commander of the newly-created Army Group Don (Heeresgruppe Don)  

1942  James Barry M Hertzog, South African premier (1914-39), dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1943  The birth of Jacques Laffite, French Grand Prix driver on November - 21.  

1943  On this day in history 7 Belgian ministers in London sentence King Leopold III  

1944  Personnel & executive staff of Philips demonstrate for more food on this day in history.  

1945  General Motors workers go on strike on November - 21.  

1945  The birth of Goldie Hawn, American actress on November - 21.  

1945  Benjamin Britten's 2nd String quartet in C, premieres on this day in history.  

1945  Robert Benchley, US humorist (My 10 years in a quandary), dies at 56 on this day in history.  

1946  Harry Truman becomes first US President to travel in a submerged sub on this day in history.  

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1495  On this day in history birth of john Bale, England, bishop/anti-catholic playwright (Kynge Johan)  

1561  On this day in history birth of carolus Scribani, Italian/Flemish jesuit/author  

1567  Anne de Xainctonge, French saint (d. 1621) was born on this day in history.  

1637  On November - 21 birth of catharina Questiers, Dutch poetess (Friend of Abandoned Child)  

1645  Johann Lohner, composer was born on this day in history.  

1683  On November - 21 birth of johann Michael Muller, composer  

1692  On November - 21 birth of carlo Fragoni, Italy, poet  

1694  On November - 21 birth of voltaire, [Francois-Marie Arouet], France, writer, essayist, philosopher and playwright (Candide) (. 1778)  

0496  On November - 21 death of pope Gelasius I  

1361  Death of Philip I, Duke of Burgundy (plague) (b. 1346) on November - 21.  

1481  On this day in history ikkyu Sojun, Zen head of Daitokuji temple, dies in Kyoto, Japan at 87  

1555  On this day in history georg Agricola, [Bauer], German mineralogist (zinc), dies at 61  

1566  Death of Annibale Caro, Italian poet (b. 1507) on this day in history.  

1579  On November - 21 death of thomas Gresham, English merchant and financier  

1580  On November - 21 death of willem Van Hoorn, baron of Heze, governor of Brussels, executed  

1610  Benedict van Canfield, [William Fish], English missionary, dies on this day in history.